‫ احمد زهير حبيب‬:‫االسم‬

– ‫ الثانية – صباحي‬:‫المرحلة‬

H.W.1: Gate AB in Fig. below is semicircular, hinged at B. What horizontal force P

is required at A for equilibrium?
Solution:
𝐹𝑝 = 𝑃 ∙ 𝐴
= 𝛾 ∙ ℎ𝑐𝑔 ∙ 𝐴
4(4) 𝜋(4)2
= (9.81) (10 − )( )
3𝜋 2
= 2046.96 𝑘𝑁

𝐼
𝑦𝑐𝑝 = + 𝑦𝑐𝑔
𝑦𝑐𝑔 𝐴
0.1098(4)4 4(4)
= 2 + (10 − ) = 8.437 𝑚
4(4) 𝜋(4) (3𝜋)
(10 − )( 2 )
(3𝜋)

∑ 𝑀𝐴 = 0
𝐹𝑝 × (10 − 𝑦𝑐𝑝 ) − 𝑃 × 𝑟 = 0
2046.96 × (10 − 8.43) − 𝑃 × 4 = 0
2046.96 × (1.57)
𝑃= = 803.431 𝑘𝑁
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H.W. 2: A rectangular gate, 3m width, hinged as shown in the figure. Determine:
A-The total hydrostatic force on
the gate when the storage depth
is 6m.
B- For the gate to be stable, what
value of the weight W?
Solution:
1)
𝐹𝑝 = 𝛾𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 ∙ ℎ𝑐𝑔 ∙ 𝐴
= (9.81)(6 − 1)(3 × 2)
= 294.3 𝑘𝑁

2)
𝐼
𝑦𝑐𝑝 − 𝑦𝑐𝑔 =
𝑦𝑐𝑔 𝐴
(3 × 23 )
= 12 = 0.066 𝑚
(5)(3 × 2)

∑ 𝑀ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒 = 0
𝐹𝑝 × (1 + 𝑦𝑐𝑝 − 𝑦𝑐𝑔 ) − 𝑊 × 2 = 0
2𝑊 = 294.3 × (1 + 0.066)
313.7238
𝑊= = 156.861 𝑘𝑁
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